Posts from:Microsoft Project
Microsoft Project Certifications – How do they create the test? (3 of 3)
BY: Collin Quiring This is part three on Microsoft Certifications. Part one and two dealt with the question of “Is it worth it” from the perspective of an employer and an individual. In writing those, I became interested in the process of how... (more...)
Microsoft Project Certifications – Is it worth it for the Individual? (2 of 3)
BY: Collin Quiring This is the second part of three articles on Microsoft Project Certifications. In the interest of trying not to repeat myself and not requiring you to read Parts one or three, let me just say that this article is trying to answer... (more...)
Microsoft Project Certifications – Is it worth it for the Employer? (1 of 3)
BY: Collin Quiring I noticed that Microsoft is retiring a couple Project certifications in October of this year: Exam 74-131: Designing a Microsoft Office Enterprise Project Management (EPM) Solution Exam 70-281: Planning, Deploying, and Managing... (more...)
Project and Project Server Versions, Hotfix’es, Service Packs and Cumulative Updates
BY: Collin Quiring I am asked “What release (version) of Project do I have?” and “What is the latest update?” quite often and this is an attempt to help answer those questions. And, this also answers the question about what the differences are... (more...)
Project 2010 – Printable New Features Highlights
Tanya Foster has just added a new document to our White Paper section which is formatted to print on one page – with sample images. This document lists five of the new features and is designed for you to be able to print out to show others about... (more...)
Project Server and Project Professional – Getting them to communicate!
BY: Collin Quiring Microsoft Project Server and Project Professional work very well together most of the time. However, every now and then, particularly if you use multiple instances or Servers, some challenges can arise. Recently, I was confronted with... (more...)
Bad news does NOT get better with age
BY: Collin Quiring One of the mantras of Project Management is COMMUNICATION. Study after study shows that one of the consistent reasons for failure of a project is a lack of or poor communication. This goes for both positive and negative information. ... (more...)
Hanging Christmas Lights can be a Project… Seriously?
BY: Tanya Foster Did you know that all sorts of normal everyday activities can be projects? We always think of these big, multi-million dollar things as projects… but in reality we start and complete projects all the time. Since it’s the holiday... (more...)
White Papers Section
BY: Collin Quiring For those that may be getting this blog’s RSS feed but don’t visit our website very often I am sending this out as a quick note. We have added TWENTY-EIGHT documents to a new White Paper page on our website. At this... (more...)
Microsoft Project has limits?
BY: Tanya Foster Ever wondered how many tasks you can put into a single project? Or how many resources you can assign to a specific task? Believe it or not, Project does have its limits! Here are some limits that I found helpful to know and hopefully... (more...)